Sentence examples for distinguished private from inspiring English sources

Until the day before the sale, the identity of the consignor, described in the catalogue as having a "distinguished private collection", had been a well-kept secret.

A "distinguished private collector" bought it at Christie's for $782,500 in 2010 and was parting with it during the week at Sotheby's.

Chapters of student activists cropped up at the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Emory, the most distinguished private university in the state.

The "distinguished private collector," as Christie's referred to the vendor, must have celebrated on hearing the price the Signac made this week, which by Christie's calculations amounts to $13.84 million.

Although Christie's will say only that the painting is from a "distinguished private collection," the seller is well known in the old-master world and a regular seller at auction.

Thomas James Wise (1859 1937) had the reputation of being one of the most distinguished private book collectors on either side of the Atlantic, and his Ashley Library in London became a place of pilgrimage for scholars from Europe and the United States.

The paintings "have circulated widely over the years, passing through the hands of major auction houses, art dealers, experts in their field, and distinguished, knowledgeable private collectors".

The university has a rich history of men and women who have led distinguished private-sector and public-sector lives.

Buffalo is a city with a distinguished history of private patronage of the arts; corporate support is comparatively recent.

The Asian Financial Forum is the largest financial services conference in Asia, boasting over 2000 attendees, over 100 distinguished speakers from the private sector, and public sector--both business people and policy makers.

His time in government was a moment of service - a way to give back to our country-following a distinguished career in the private sector, where he launched companies and turned around troubled ones.